Captured Irish jihadist tells of dying days of ‘caliphate’
AFP | From detention in northern Syria, alleged Irish jihadist Alexandr Bekmirzaev describes hunger and fear as missiles pounded down on the last shreds of...
Brexit deal not open to renegotiation: EU leaders
AFP | European leaders moved quickly Tuesday to reject an attempt by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May to re-open talks on the Brexit divorce deal,...
Hard, soft and Brino: The Brexit glossary
AFP | Britain's long goodbye to the European Union often seems to be spoken in unintelligible code. Most know the process as Brexit a child...
No butter, no cream: Vegan rules at French pastry match
AFP | Contestants duking it out at this year's World Pastry Cup in Lyon on Monday had to wrestle with a challenge previously unthinkable in...
Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
AFP | Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy Norwegian fjord. Their favorite...
Facebook has ‘new tools’ against EU election meddling
AFP | Facebook on Monday unveiled new tools to counter online political meddling in the European elections, part of a campaign to answer growing pressure...
Brexit: What is the Irish backstop?
AFP | How to keep the Irish border free-flowing has proved to be the toughest issue to resolve in negotiating Britain's exit from the European...
10,000 ‘red scarf’ protesters march against ‘yellow vest’ violence
AFP | More than 10,000 people wearing red scarves marched through Paris on Sunday in protest at "yellow vest" violence during the anti-government demos that...
Iran accuses France of ‘destabilising’ region
AFP | Iran has accused France of being a destabilising force in the region after its foreign minister threatened new sanctions against Tehran over its...
France tells firms to look beyond Brexit Britain
AFP | The French government on Friday urged companies to start planning in earnest for Britain to crash out of the European Union without a...
Children of Nazis and their victims share family history to mark Holocaust
AFP | The moment may sound familiar to many; a family gathered around a kitchen table after the death of a parent, taking stock of...
Frustration and sadness as Italy migrant centre closed
AFP | "I found a family here, I worked with the parish priest, I helped with mass, I went to school," said Nigerian Anthony Ehikwe,...